27 year old male presents to Janus General Hospital (where Drs. Grock and Freedman also happen to work) s/p left shoulder injury. The patient says he was playing basketball when the incident occurred. He states that he has been unable to “put down” his left arm since the injury. On exam, his left arm is abducted at about 150 degrees. You get a xray of the left shoulder and see…
you work your County magic…30 minutes later…
please provide reads for both shoulder xrays. how would you manage this patient?
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